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School Board in Turmoil » Fourth-grader Gabriel Adamson of Hunter Elementary tells a crowd of more than 500 that he has friends he wouldn’t have if it weren’t for Wake County Schools diversity policy during a candlelight vigil Monday at Martin Street Baptist Church. Opponents of the Wake School Board’s proposal to end busing for socioeconomic diversity gathered at the church for the vigil.

Fourth-grader Gabriel Adamson of Hunter Elementary tells a crowd of more than 500 that he has friends he wouldn't have if it weren't for Wake County Schools diversity policy during a candlelight vigil Monday at Martin Street Baptist Church. Opponents of the Wake School Board's proposal to end busing for socioeconomic diversity gathered at the church for the vigil.

Yvonne Brannon, chairwoman of Great Schools in Wake Coalition sings with NAACP President Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II at Martin Street Baptist Church. More than 500 opponents of the Wake School Board's proposal to end busing for socioeconomic diversity gathered at the church for a candlelight vigil.
Demonstrators in opposition to the new school boards majority's efforts to end busing for socioeconomic diversity chant "No resegregation in our town. Shut it down." outside the Wake County School Board meeting. Dozens of protesters were removed from the building by Raleigh police.

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